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Toward A New Beginning
The global recession has highlighted the vital nature of college completion and affordability.
August 30, 2009
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Will Diversity Factor in the Reshaping the Illinois Board of Trustees?
Making up just 6.2 percent of the student body at Illinois’ flagship institution, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Black students have long been under-represented.
August 27, 2009
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Illinois Gov. Says Scholarships Should Be Need-Based
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn on Tuesday said the university-funded scholarships that state lawmakers hand out should be need-based and be part of discussions this fall at the Capitol about shortfalls in state financial aid funding.
August 26, 2009
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More Diversity Among 2009 SAT Test-Takers, Scores Slightly Down
Although college-bound high school seniors from the class of 2009 rank as the most racially and ethnically diverse group ever to take the SAT, average scores fell slightly from 2008, according to the College Board.
August 25, 2009
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Can’t Get Tuition Money? Try Social Lending
A relatively new and Web-based form of lending could offer cash-strapped students an alternative way to finance tuitions and other college expenses.
August 23, 2009
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THINKING OUTSIDE THE FUNDRAISING BOX
After Dr. Larry Earvin became Huston-Tillotson University president, he crafted an annual black-tie gala to raise scholarship funds.
August 19, 2009
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NATIVE SONS
Veteran educators return to lead their embattled alma mater, Central State University.
August 19, 2009
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HBCU NEWS NUGGETS
Florida A&M University: Later this month, FAMU will become the only institution in the nation with a program dedicated to regulatory education and training in the study of veterinary technology.
August 19, 2009
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SPECTRUM : GETTING TO KNOW LISA MENZIES
No one has to teach Lisa A. Menzies about the significance of the nation’s 103 historically Black colleges and universities, and there is no need to remind her that these institutions produce some of the brightest students.
August 19, 2009
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HBCU News Nuggets
With more than 100 historically Black colleges and universities in the country, we could not cover them all. Here’s a glimpse at initiatives some of them are pursuing.
August 19, 2009
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Native Sons
Veteran educators return to lead their embattled alma mater, Central State University.
August 19, 2009
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Thinking Outside of the Fundraising Box
From black-tie events to direct deposit donations from alumni, private HBCUs are finding success in creative fundraising.
August 19, 2009
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College scholarships in limbo in tussle over ‘Promise’
Students in Michigan have letters from the state ‘promising’ them the Michigan Promise Scholarship awards, but the scholarship could be eliminated.  According to the Detroit News, more than 96,000 students are still unsure of whether the state will honor their Michigan Promise Scholarship.  The students earned the state-funded merit scholarship — worth up to $4,000 […]
August 16, 2009
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SPE announces scholarship winners for graduate research.
Gregorio Manuel Velez-Garcia and Zeba Farheen Abdul Samad will each receive a $2,000 scholarship check at the Society of Plastic Engineers Automotive Composites Conference and Exhibition to help underwrite research in composites for ground transportation, ThomasNet reported.  Velez-Garcia will use scholarship for development work on new method for predicting fiber orientation in fiber-reinforced, injection-molded thermoplastics, […]
August 16, 2009
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Clemson sets application, enrollment record while maintaining academic quality
Clemson University will welcome its largest freshman class this week.  According to Clemson University Media Relations, the university set a record enrollment of 16,281 undergraduate student applications.  The director of admissions said the university accepted more freshmen and transfer students because of uncertainty about how the economic recession would affect yield – the percentage of […]
August 16, 2009
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Some Undergrads Shave a Year Off College to Save
While educators debate the wisdom of three-year college degrees, some ambitious students are going ahead and finishing their course work in three years anyhow as a way to save thousands of dollars in tuition.
August 16, 2009
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AKA Lawsuit Reveals Longtime Internal Conflicts
For an organization with a code of silence rivaled only by police departments, a 38-page lawsuit filed by eight members of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority against its president and board of directors is unusual enough.
August 13, 2009
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California State Offers Tough Love To “Super Seniors”
The California State University system’s budget is shrinking and that means space is limited for “super seniors,” those students who keep taking classes despite having enough credits to graduate.
August 12, 2009
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